The contract that extensive receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown signed with the Lions this offseason could function the idea of what Brandon Aiyuk expects from the 49ers.
Aiyuk and the 49ers are speaking, and Aiyuk’s purpose is to beat St. Brown’s contract and are available “at that quantity or increased,” Jeremy Fowler reported on ESPN.
What constitutes “that quantity” for St. Brown is a bit difficult, as the total particulars of St. Brown’s contract present it wasn’t fairly as nice a deal because the preliminary reviews instructed. However St. Brown’s extension provides him $28 million a 12 months by way of three years, and Aiyuk shall be wanting one thing in that neighborhood.
The 49ers could merely be unwilling to offer Aiyuk a contract that beats St. Brown’s, nonetheless, and if they’re, his choices can be to take a lesser contract or play this 12 months on his $14.1 million base wage after which head into 2025 as a free agent, the place the 49ers may franchise tag him, signal him to a long-term deal, or let him stroll.